Slip-on removable lens-rim for spectacles, &amp;c.



G. J. LOWRES. sLsmN mmm/ABLE LENS mm FUR SPECXACLES. M. APPUCAUON FLLEDDEC. 5A 19|?.

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G. 3. LOWRES. SLIP-N HEMOVABLE LENS RIM FOR SPECTACLES, BLU. APPucAIoNmen Dic.5,\911.

Patented J une 18, 1918.

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SLIP-0N EEMOVABLE LENS-RIM FOR SPECTACLES,

Application filed 13e oember 5,

To all whom it may concern.' i. Be it known that I, Gnonon J. Lownns acitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Slip-0n Removable Lens-Rims for Spectacles, bc.; and dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to characters o reerencc marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. f The present inventionrelates, generally, to improvements in spectacles, eyeglasses, and thelike; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novelconstruction of slip-on removable lens rim for spectacles, eyeglasses,ete.

The present invention has for its prin-- cipal object to provide asimple, eicient and novel construction of removable sli -on rim for thelenses of s ectacies, eyeg asses, etc., which may be nia e. of eitherruin-nictallic or metallic material, and which may be used in connectionwith lenses already mounted in permanent metallic rim frames ormcuntings, or in connection with lenses mounted in rimless frames ormoontings, to provide the same with a desired rim eppearance, or convertthe mountings of the same from the rimless to the. rim style ofappearance without in any way altering or interfering with the permanentmounting or frame.

Other objects ci the present invention,

` not at this time more Vparticularly enumerated, will be clearlyunderstood from the following detailed description of the saine With thevarious objects of my present 1nvention in. view, the same consists,primarily, in the novel construction of detachable slip-on rim member.tor spectacles, eyelasses, etc., hereinafter set forth; and, theinvention consists, furthermore, in the various novel arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, all of which will be more fullydescribed in the following specilcation, and then finally embodied inthe appended claims.

Thinventon is clearly'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a. front elevation ot a pair of Specication of LettersPatent.

Patented J une 1B, 19E i917. serial No. 205,613.

rim-frame spectacles provided with my novel. construction of detachable"slipon rim members, Fig. E2 is a. plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 isa rear face view of one lens portion of the saine, illustrating themanner of applying and securing my novel slip-on rim member thereto.Fig. l a detail cross section, drawn on an enlarged scale, and taken online i--i in said Fig. l, looking in the direction oi the arrow Fig. 5is a detail transverse longitudina section, taken on line in said Fig.4, looking in the direction oi the arrow y.

liigf is a front elevation of a. pair of eyelisses mounted in a riiulessmounting provided with my novel construction of detachable Lslip-oni"rim members. Fig. 7 is a iront elevation of one of the lenses of a pairof eye-glasses mounted in a rimless mounting, provided with a slightlymodified construction ot my novel detachable slip-on rini member made inmetallic form; Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section through said nietallicislip-on" rim member; and Fig. 9 is a detail horizontal sectiontherethrough, taken on line 9-9 in said Fig, 8 looking downward, saidview being drawn on an enlarg-ed scale.

lfig. 'lll is a perspective View of my novel slip-oni. rim member, madein non-metallic form, and detached from connection with the spectacles,or eyeglasses.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinabovedescribed views to indicate'eorrespondin parts.

Referring now to the said rawings, the reference c laractcr indicatesthe breil epiece of a spectacle frame, 2 the meta ic rims permanentlysecured thereto, 3 the endpicces of said rims 2, to which are attached,in pivotal connection, the temples 4, und 5 indicates the lensesinclosed in said rims 2.

ln many eases the users of s ectacles and eyeglasses desire the same toave the appearance of born-rimmed styles, and consequently many stylesof frames and mountings providin lens rims of horn, tortoiseshell,celluloi and other non-metallic material are in use. It is the object ofmy present invention, principally, to provide a detaehableslipon rimwhich may be applied to and over either the ordinary metallic rimmed.frame or mounting, or to the l of the rimless frames or mountings, toquickly and easily convert such spectacles or eyeglasses to the desiredcolor and materiel y Hismlm' l] Si thrift lis iiiflizsied in Fig. 3 mi fsepsuuha mails: T and 8 Si iii@ fm1 El :iw @penal tu Xpiiiiii 0T mliiigeiiifir'nee of the rim member ii. im @Xpaiicd the rim-membf1 il iii-mimimm.' iie temple 4f :nid :u'a ai lip-Jp. iin* limi-(diie rim E2 of thespecial-ie fm1! 0 iii-.1t` Vmid metalli rim is wceivuii vilain Humilzigrnfiw m' viimmvi S Thiry-1 infinimiic rim i! 'iiiiin lim rim www i nlimb4 pnsiiimivd the loop-navmboilU, lining lziifeallj, MIF-sut by theolasi pm'iiifa il lifxfenfriy strziddlc-,S the und pimms B mi' the ii'lie: rims 2, and clem'i :g film 52mm extends inwardly in thu plane. ofCim lensvs :ind iii lie raar of the li'ftii` WE1-fen the? slipmi rimnwmbei is them 2&5()k minimi willi tlm finir-i2 and their L rim :irma ufilw lomp nwml'rm E0 sie giiiiChaed together, ihm drawing ngvifw i'zibl@mls T und 8 of ilse rim www amusing the hitler to ,Qrmg'ly i um; 'welif that-i1,

1H easily ii mi( Movin il Misi- :zea miami l prin niv wpa? lens insubstanliall the same manner, as already above dest-ri ed. This metallicslipon rim member is adapted for use more particularly with rimlesseyeglass mountings and spectacle frames, to convert the same to theappearance ot' a rimmed mounting or frame.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements andcom hinatiom` of the devices and parts. as well as in the details of theconstruction of the Same, without departing from the scope of my presentinvention as defined in the appended claims. Hence, l do not limit myinvention lo the exact` arrangements and combinations of the variousdevices and parts as sot forth in the foregoing .specification, nor do Iconline in vsell' to the exact details of the construction ot' saidparts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I Claimz- 1. A detachable rim for spectacles; eyelasses and the like,comprising ji rim mem- Eer split at one side to provide separable ends,and a clamp coupling joining said ends comprising an expandible andcontractable loop-mem er the arms of which are respectively secured infixed relation to said respective ends of said rim member.

2. A detachable rim for spectacles, eyelasses and the like, comprising arim memger split at one side to provide separable ends, and a clampcoupling joining said ends comprising an expandible and eontractableloop-member the arms of which are respectively secured in fixed relationto said respective ends of said rim member, said arms of saidloop-member being further provided with oset portions ada ted tolaterally olfset the main body of sai loop-member from the plane of sairim-member.

3. In a device of the kind described,'a. non-metallic rim-member havingan inner annular groove, said rim-member being split at one side toprovide separable ends, an expandible and contractable loop-member havinnormally diverging arms, means connecte with the free ends of said armsfor securing the same respectively to the separable ends of saidrim-member, comprising anchor portions penetrating said separable endsend-Wise, and said anchor portions terminating in laterally andoutwardly projecting portions emerging from the outer surface of saidrim-mem er, the free ends of said outwardly projecting portions beingturned against the surface of said rim member to provide clenching lugs.

4. Ina device of the kind described, a non-metallic rim-member having aninner annular groove, said rim-member being split` at one side toprovide separable en s, an expandible and eontractablc metallicloopmember having normally diverging arms, said normally diverging armshaving off-set portions adapted to olf-set said loop-member from theplane of said rim-member, and means connected with the free ends of saidarms for securing the same respectively to the sepa able ends of saidrim-member.

5. In a device of the kind described, a non-metallic rim-member havingan inner annular groove, said rim-member bein split at one side toprovide separable en s, an expandible and contractable loop-memberhaving normally diverging arms, said normally diverging arms havingoff-set portions adapted to offset said loop-member from the plane ofsaid rim-member, means connected with the free ends of said arms forsecuring the saine respectively to the separable ends of saidrim-member, comprising anchor portions penetrating said separable endsend-Wise, and said anchor portions terminating in laterally andoutwardly projecting portions emerging from the outer surface of saidrim-member, the free ends of said outwardly projecting por- `tions beingturned against the surface of said rim-member to provide clenching lugs.

o. The combination with spectacles, eyeglasses, or the like having theusual nose piece or bridge of a detachable 4slip-on split rim-memberhavin no connection with the said nosepiece or ridge and an expandbleand contractable coupling clamp means interconnecting the ends of Saidrim-member.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 3rd day of December 1917.

GEORGE J. LOWRES.

Witnesses:

Fasoli. FimEN'rznL, Frison. H. W. Fimnn'rznn.

